Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Kaunia
The situation that Walter faced was much worse than before. His 1st Army was responsible for advancing along the westward railway and capturing the important town of Caunia, the northwestern frontier of the Holy Demon Empire.
The key defense direction of the Holy Demon Empire before is also here. After all, after the Holy Demon Empire decided to turn against Ailan Hill, their focus of attack was on the north-westward railway line.
The puppet empire's mission to the Holy Devil Empire is also very clear. It doesn't matter if it is lost anywhere else. The important thing is to stop the Alan Hill troops trying to reinforce Greken and the Eternal Empire on the westward railway.
Strategically, this is the main operational direction of the puppet empire alliance. Therefore, the troops invested by the Holy Demon Empire are the most elite and fully prepared.
Compared with the ignorance of the puppet empire, Alan Hill's penetration of the Holy Demon Empire is relatively deep. Under such circumstances, it was not easy for the Archon of the Holy Demon Empire to hide from Alan Hill's spies.
Therefore, on the side of the Holy Demon Empire, their preparations for the battle were insufficient. If you prepare for the mobilization of troops in advance, then it will definitely arouse the vigilance of Ailan Hill. Therefore, the Holy Devil Empire only mobilized a part of the army and drove to the defense in the west. This mobilization paralyzed the intelligence department of Alan Hill.
As a result, who could have imagined that the original goal of these troops was the westward railway, and they drove westward to occupy and control the important transit station of the westward railway, Kaunia.
It can be said that the Holy Demon Empire, which was intent on provoking war, was successful in its initial strategic cover-up and mobilization of troops.
But in terms of macro strength, the huge gap between Ailan Hill and the Holy Demon Empire can no longer be made up by some small tricks.
The 1st Army's initial attack was very smooth. The 1st Armored Division, with the cooperation of the 11th Armored Division, went west along the railway all the way, and the rampage was unstoppable. The Holy Demon Empire's troops fought hard to stop them, but they were still unable to stop the 1st Army's attack.
However, in the final stage, the 1st Army Group slowed down its offensive due to the soldiers' exhaustion from the continuous combat, and waiting for fuel and ammunition from the rear, as well as the construction of field airfields by the front-line attack aircraft.
As a result, the reinforcements of the puppet empire rushed to the frontal battlefield, and Kaunia became the most core theater of battle between the two sides.
The puppets and magicians of the Holy Demon Empire invested a lot of troops here, and when the 1st Army attacked again, it became difficult to advance.
On one side is the main force of Ailan Hill's main force, the elite 1st Army; the other is the main force of the puppet empire and the last elite of the Holy Demon Empire, both of which are desperately attacking each other here.
Ailan Hill hoped to capture Caunia, open up the westward railway, and stabilize the already tight 9th Army.
The puppet empire hopes to stop Alan Hill in Kaunia and buy time for them to sweep the Eternal Empire.
If Ailan Hill opened up the defense line in advance, then the 1st Army entered the Eternal Empire, and it would not be so easy for the puppet empire to take the westward railway line.
And if the puppet empire takes the Eternal Empire first, then the westward railway will be almost completely cut off, the 9th Army will suffer heavy losses, and the subsequent strategic situation will undergo fundamental changes.
"Let the 121st Infantry Division go up and clear out the troops on the outskirts of Caunia" Staring at the map, General Walter gave the order to put in new combat troops again. The previous two infantry divisions have been fighting for three consecutive days,
Lost the ability to continue the attack.
Replacing these tired troops with new forces and maintaining the offensive intensity of the troops is what Walter must do. However, the order in front of him is also very helpless.
His chief of staff stood beside him and reminded him, "The 121st Infantry Division was just withdrawn three days ago to rest and recuperate, and I'm afraid it's going to be up at this time."
"Let them fight for a day and destroy some of the fortifications outside Caunia. Seeing that the weather is about to change, then drag it down. It's rainy weather, and without air force cover, how can the puppet not fight back?" Walter said worriedly.
Because the battlefield is along the westward railway line, Ireland Hill is reluctant to use nuclear bombs to clean up the battlefield. Once nuclear bombs are used, this area will not be available for a long time. For Ireland Hill, who put the westward railway into operation, it was an unwilling result.
Therefore, the death order given to Walter above is to use all available power to capture Caunia as soon as possible and open up the westward railway.
Of course, because it is the main direction of attack, the 1st Army has also strengthened many infantry divisions, in order to be able to achieve the campaign goals faster regardless of losses during positional warfare.
In the past two days, the outskirts of Caunia have repeatedly changed hands. Walter invested 7 infantry divisions and more than 100,000 people here, but still has not been able to seize this important transportation town from the hands of the puppet empire.
"We can't delay like this indefinitely. The 9th Army is still waiting for us." Staring at the map, the chief of staff said with a worried look on his face.
Depending on the weather, there may be rain in the next few days, so that the strong air support of Ireland Hill will be very passive. This means that the defense of the puppet empire has been strengthened in disguise, which made Walter and other commanders very unhappy.
To solve this trouble, the best way is to seize the peripheral positions as soon as possible in the past few days, and advance the battle to the urban area of Kaunia.
Anyway, in the urban area, bombing is not so important, street fighting will not rely too much on air support, and the powerful offensive of Ailan Hill will not be weakened too much.
On the other hand, as long as the railway station on the edge of the urban area is captured, the railway will almost be opened, and Walter can take care of the rest of the urban area without worrying too much.
"Let the Air Force bomb here and here to destroy the possible artillery positions of the puppet troops, and let the 121st Division advance to No. 4 Hill as soon as possible to destroy the nearby puppet firepower" Walter emphasized his order again.
The chief of staff also nodded, they didn't have much to choose from, and time was a sharp sword hanging over their heads. In this case, it is their best choice to let the infantry seize the outer defense line as soon as possible.
The already soft soil cracked a gap, and then a finger made of wood carvings broke free from the soft soil.
Immediately afterwards, a puppet's palm protruded out of the soil, revealing the smooth and slender arms behind it. Looking at the style, the puppet's arms were no different from the stool legs cut by Alan Hill's woodworking machinery.
With the production technology of Ailan Hill, the speed of the puppet empire's production of puppets has increased to an unimaginable level. Many parts that could only be produced by hand can now be produced directly by machinery, which is a terrible improvement.
This puppet struggled to climb out of the floating soil on the position that had just been shelled by Ireland Hill, and then pulled out the Mauser 98k rifle that had been buried most of it from the soil next to it.
He picked up the rifle and pulled the bolt, ignoring his legs, which had been smashed by the shells. The legs have lost the ability to walk, so the puppet soldier can only rely on his arms to crawl on the ground.
The masked puppet soldier shook his head and saw an Airland Hill 4 tank beside him slowly driving forward. The heavy tracks ran over not far from him, and the rumble of the engine was rhythmic.
The armor plate in front of this huge tank is engraved with exquisite magic defense barrier runes, and in the middle is a hollow good-looking eagle emblem. On the side of the tank's turret, three white numbers are placed next to each other, forming a number representing the unit the tank is in.
The puppet saw that Alan Hill's soldiers were following behind the tank, so he subconsciously picked up his weapon and wanted to fire at those soldiers.
But while he was aiming, he also saw a grenadier from Elan Hill aimed at him with a weapon with a dark muzzle.
He had no fear or hesitation, just mechanically pulling the bolt with his hand, hoping to pull the trigger before the Ellen Hill soldiers could fire.
It's a pity that he was still half a beat too late. The Grenadier from Alan Hill had already loaded his bullets and pulled the trigger at the puppet.
"" With a crisp gunshot, the ordinary puppet soldier of the puppet empire was shot in the head, and the bullet shattered the mask hanging on the puppet's face, allowing the puppet to reveal the ugly combination of magic spar and various runes the head.
The bullet left a hole in the magic spar, and scattered cracks cut through the working magic runes. The puppet was paralyzed there as if he had lost his soul, still holding the Mauser 98k rifle that looked good quality.
""Beside the Elan Hill grenadier who shot, another human soldier held a weapon and shot into the distance. Not far away, a puppet struggling to stand up fell on its back amid the sound of gunfire.
The tank ran over the piled up puppet corpses. Under the puppet corpses, the corpses of the soldiers of the Holy Devil Empire could be seen vaguely. Under the corpses of the soldiers of the Holy Devil Empire, there might be the corpse of an Alan Hill grenadier. And under the corpse, there may be many, many corpses.
Every inch of land here has been repeatedly contested, and every trench here has been sacrificed by countless people. However, today, Ailan Hill once again occupied this place, and countless leather boots stepped on the wreckage of the puppet, controlling the This is already a position no different from the surface of the moon.
At the far end of this place, a black golden eagle battle flag was erected by the soldiers, and the huge flag fluttered in the wind.
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